It’s probably too much to hope that anyone would ever think of “growth” as a process of making things smaller. Although, if you follow the world of personal electronics, that’s exactly what has happened. Every […]

The Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City proposes taking $200,000 (8 percent of the surplus budget funds) for an outside study of one of Santa Monica’s most fundamental problems – massive traffic congestion. The […]

For 25 years, we have watched, with a mix of horror and fascination, the City’s planners at work. We have often argued with them – in person and in print, but we have never been […]

We have previously stated our objections to Black History Month, on the grounds that it is insufficient. There is no such thing as “Black History” in America, there is only Black-and-White history, American history. And, […]

We can’t imagine that anyone who saw Coretta Scott King – whether in person or on film or tape – ever forgot her. Not only was she extraordinarily beautiful, she personified the twin strains of […]

Codepink, the women’s peace activist group, hosted a “People’s State of the Union: Cheers, Jeers and Beers” event at Yankee Doodles on Tuesday, January 31, to watch President Bush’s annual address. The theme for the […]

Later the same day, Santa Monica Police officers were called to Hooters Restaurant on the Third Street Promenade to investigate a bomb threat. A bomb-sniffing dog “indicated” a TV set, according to SMPD Lieutenant Frank […]

At about 5 a.m. on Thursday, February 2, when a Santa Monica Police officer saw a van with two suspicious persons in it in a grocery store parking lot at 1600 Cloverfield Boulevard, he called […]

The John Wayne Cancer Institute (JWCI) announced Friday that it had received a $5 million grant from Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson. It’s the largest single contribution the Institute has ever received, and will […]

Kitty Dukakis, Crocker to be honored, Orson Bean and Alley Mills to hostThe Santa Monica Red Cross 2006 Spirit Awards on Saturday, February 11, at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel will feature dinner, dancing, entertainment, an […]